Someone had to become shogun.
Why not Boss Kyoshiro?
At least the members of the Kyoshiro Family believed that with all their hearts!
Denjiro lowered his head and pressed a hand to his forehead, pretending he was about to fall asleep, while ten thousand boar mountain gods stampeded through his mind.
I wanted to go undercover, and now I've gone undercover all the way to shogun?
My comrades in the Nine Red Scabbards... and Lord Momonosuke, who traveled into the future through our lady's power!
What am I supposed to do now?
It was worth pointing out that, apart from Kanjuro, who had been a seasoned actor all along, the Nine Red Scabbards' loyalty to the Kozuki Family—particularly Kozuki Oden—was beyond question!
But even Kurozumi Kanjuro had displayed commendable loyalty before his identity was exposed.
As a loyal retainer of the Kozuki Clan, Denjiro had never imagined that one day people would rally around him and push him toward the throne of the Shogun of Wano.
The overwhelming conflict and absurdity left this normally calm, quick-witted man at a complete loss.
But the followers of the Kyoshiro Family were willing to wait for their leader's decision.
The other contenders for power would give him no such opportunity!
Boom!!
A violent explosion cut straight through Denjiro's tangled thoughts.
The door to the quiet room was blasted open from outside by brute force, sending splinters and broken door panels hurtling into the room on a rolling shock wave.
Several members of the Kyoshiro Family standing near the entrance were immediately caught in the blast, letting out startled screams.
"Sleeping Kyoshiro!"
Standing in the doorway was a tall, bald man with long earlobes and an elongated skull, sporting a long, pointed black beard and wearing a purple kimono.
It was Fukurokuju, captain of